FROZEN Broadway Details Revealed! — Page 3

"Disney's purpose for Newsies was to release it for community theatres. Only once they saw that it had legs, they decided to take it to Broadway. They didn't go in thinking "This could be our next Broadway show." They just road the coattails. "

Understood it was not originally intended for Broadway but they still saw something in a movie that flopped to try and put in on the stage.

"Disney has made well over 50 animated feature films (and far more live-action films). Since 1992, they have staged 7 animated feature films (and 1 at Radio City in the 70s). They also staged 2 of their live-action films, toured 1 revue and produced 1 original musical. In our lifetime, they could never stage all their movies. "

Disney has had pretty good success also considering three of their shows (Beauty and The Beast, Lion King and Mary Poppins) have had very long runs.

I don't see what the issue is here. This is about entertainment! Who cares about the motive behind it? If it's good, it's good. Whether you like it or not, there is no denying Frozen's success and the future success of this show. Frozen has a HUGE fanbase! The film came out more than a year ago and it is still very "in". With that said...I think it will make an excellent Broadway show, especially with some reworking!

It has a strong plot that will get more fleshed out with new scenes, it has complex and interesting characters, though not every song is a "showstopper", there are some very spectacular songs: "For the First Time In Forever" (and it's reprise) and "Let it Go."

And the stage version will probably extend some numbers to make them even more thrilling ("In Summer" will probably have a kickline and a tapdance break I'm assuming).

And it's full of magic and it will draw families in! The truth is all of the Disney Broadway shows were not made for adult critics looking for a deep introspective into society, tied in a bow of sophistication, and "this artistic method and so forth and so forth". These shows are made for families. That's not saying anyone can't enjoy them, but, you know...it's a little different than say, "Chicago."

Updated On: 2/13/15 at 10:32 AM

Showface, if people end up not liking it, will you tell them its because they don't understand that material needs to be adapted, again?

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Updated On: 2/13/15 at 10:35 AM

Cause you did the exact same thing with Into The Woods.

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Showface. From You:

"-Are the fans who do not understand that things have to be adapted (meaning: changed) for a film medium."

It relates to the topic because you seem to be of the opinion that if someone doesn't like something, then it must mean they don't understand something or are just jaded fans. You were like this all the way through that insufferable Into the woods thread. Hopefully now you have realized that people have different opinions and just because they do, that doesn't make them wrong.

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Is this how it's going to be for the next two years?

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'Is this how it's going to be for the next two years?'

You know better than to ask that question. For shame.

I guess it depends on if the Broadway version of Frozen (with changes/additions, cast etc) is as appealing as Wicked. I know they're not on the same level as Frozen, but did Wicked take a dip when Matilda or Aladdin premiered?

If they did "*lose their grasp" it's perfect timing, with the film adaptation supposedly coming out in 2016 or 2017.

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I hope they pull out all the stops for the Let it go number. They sort of have to since that's all anyone remembers from the film. Couldn't they just cut the musical down to 3 minutes and just perform Let it go? Just use all the money for that one song..it would be great! They could have 3 matinees!!

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I guess the year & the director was leaked then.

"Bilbo3 - I guess maybe I am not great at expressing my points - lol. IMO - Disney has pushed "Frozen" in their parks quicker than any successful movie including "Beauty And The Beast" which was nominated for Oscar (Best Picture). Yes, this is their big hit and they want to capitalize on it but other better movies never got as much attention in the parks as "Frozen" will get. I just wondered why "Lion King" and "Beauty And The Beast" never got that many attractions in comparison to "Frozen"."

No worries, Yankeefan. It is I who should have read your post more carefully. In regards to your question, it may just be because Disney has more money now or a different director of the park. I'm not really sure.

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This thread is getting hilarious.

Is this how it's going to be for the next two years?

Didn't you hear? Frozen is the new Wicked! There's a whole new generation of the Bittie-Boobie Club soon to join BWW en masse. It's going to be 2003 all over again except this time, we're going to be older and less tolerant.

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